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' dm@ ff @anni @man NATHAN AMES, OF SAUGUS CENTRE, AND JAMES E. GrOWEN, OF STONEHAM, ASSIGNORS TO A.B: ELY, (BY SEPARATE DEEDS,) OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 64,734, dated 14, 1867.

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Be it known that we, NATHAN AMES, of Saugus Centre, in the county of Essex, andOommonn'ealtn o1 Massachusetts, and JAMES E. GoWEN, of Stoneham, in the county ol' Middlesex, and Commonwealth aforesaid, have invented a nen' and useful Self-Feeding Eylctiug Machine for inserting eyelets in boots, shoes, and leather; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation ofthe same. reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective side view.

i Figure 2, a front elevations; and l `Figure is a vertical cross-section through the eyelet groove.

Like parts are indicated by the same letters in all the drawings. To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wc will now proceed to describe its construction and operation. A A is a frame, of suitable material, the general shape o f which is shown in figs. 1 and 2, the part A"'l` bei-ng, for convenience, 'made in separate parts, 'so that the endless belt R, with its driving-pulley, `&c., lmay beintrov t duced and adjusted for opera-tion. B is a punch or cutter, of ordinary construction, at its lotver end, for punching o1' cutting holes in leatheri Its stock is four-sided, and moves in suitable bearings in the frame A' On onel side ofthe stock, as represented in fig. 2, are Wedgedfshaped pieces b b, and `iu the ends of the frame A' A' a're bevelled bearings,'against which the wedged-shapedprojections b slide, being pressed against them by the action of the straight spring T. C isthe header, constructed like headers generally for heading eyelets. l .The u stock is shaped like that of the punch B, and provided with similar wedged-shaped pieces c, and like it sliding in bevelledbearings in frame A' A', and held to duty by the action of straight springv T, which in both instances raises the'punch and header to their no1-mal position when released from the pressureof operating levers'B' C'. It is intended that the punch B and header C shall, when "depressed, strike on or over the same fixed point, which is effected by the wedged-shaped pieces and c, and their bevelled bearings. The punch B'andheader C are alternately depressed by mea-ns .of the levers B' and C', which move on theifulcrum D, and are actuated by the pitmen G and F', the lower ends of which are clasped in .the usual manner around the eccentrics F and G attached to shaftE. E' is a pulley or crank by which shaft E is turned. H is another' eccentric'attaehed to shaft E, and connected by pitman H' to the end oi` 1ever I, (see dotted lines in iig. 1,)'moving on fulcrum e'. J is a hollow rod, the lower end of which rests upon the short end of lever I. K is a rod passing through J and the slot in end of lever I, and resting on the flat spring I', attached to lever I, which forms for- Yitan elastic seat. The top ofthe hollow rod J forms the bed' or seat on which the eyelet rests while being headed, the same beingvheld in place by the top or end of the rod K which projects a suitable distance above hollow rod J. U is a plate of copper or suitable metal, upon the upper side of which the material `rests while the hole in it is to be punched. This plate or table U is provided with an opening, e, to permit the clinching of' the eyelet, and slides laterally in a dove-tail or other suitable bearing in the frame, fig. 1,-being recipro'cated and carried over the heading-scat J, so as to present itself` for the punch B to operate upon, and returned at the proper time by means of levcr V which moves on fulcrum m in the frame projection A", the-lower end of saidglever being bent l at an angle, asshown in iig. 2, and resting against'lever I, and is held to duty by spring V', which keeps said lever V in contact with lever I, and assists in the return of lever V. Many different ways or devices may be employed to reciprocate the plate or 'table U at regular intervals and at the-proper time without-departing from the principle of this part ofthe invention. In fig.v 1 the cutting-punch B is represented as striking on the vplate or table U direct-ly over the end of rod J on whichv the eyelet rests. After the hole is punched in the leather, the latter being removed, the plate U is drawn back by means heretofore described, and the eyelet is forced up through the slot or recess e in plateU, and through the punched hole, and headed or clinched by' the header C, which descends at the proper time by mechanism heretofore describedi W is a guide, `adjustable by means of a stud or bar projecting from its rear, and held in a sleeve or socket W'` attached to theframe by a set-screw, u'. Y is a paivl or dog, pivoted to the upright Y', attached to the plate U, and moved with or is actuated by it, the obQect of which is to move the material the distance from one hole to another. R is an endless belt, of suitable material, extending around the pulley g and the pin S, the axle et' said pulley constituting a part of the eyelet-feeding mechanism, and being driven by the bevel-pinion Q, which engages with th?` larger bevel pinion M on the shaft E; pinion M also constituting another part of the eyelet-feeding mechanism hereafter referred to. A hopper, N, is arranged above this feeding-belt, and has a conductor, n, which extends from it to the.rccess P in the frame, which forms the conduit for the eyelets to the feeding-belt by which they are fed to the heading-seat as heretofore described. Ou theunder side of the frame A", and

extending from the hole P and runningV parallel with the top of the belt R to the eyelet-heading seat J, is a groove, X, of form shown in fig. 3. This groove X, iig. 3, is of proper size and shape 'to admit an eye-let when standing on its Haring end only, and when an eyelet so standing on the belt comes against the exposed end of groove X it-will be carriedforward therein in the direction of the arrow until it reaches the rod K. When K and J are at their lowest point, iig. 1, the forward eyelet will be carried onward to the headingseat by the belt, which, as it moves faster than the eyelets are removed one by one, will keep the grooves lled with eyelets, and regularly feed them to the headingmechanism as wanted. To prevent the eyelets in the recess P from clogging about the end of the groovejX, and also to keep them in motion so as to constantly present some one of them, right end up, against the end of the groove to be carried into it by the belt R, we make use of a vertical shaft, 0, provided at its lower end with bristles or flexible arms o, which agitate the eyelets. 'lhe shaft. O is actuated by bevelled pinion M', which is driven by pinion M, which also drives other parts of the feeding mechanism. The material isheld on-sliding tabl-e U in position, when it will be moved along, the holes punched, and the eyelets inserted and headed. Any motor may be used.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a vertically reciprocating puncher and header, each acting independently of the other, with a heading seat, connedioand reciprocating in the same vertical plane, all arranged and operating so as to act at the same fixed point, substantially as described. i

2. Supplying the eyelets from a common hopper to the heading-seat or holding-point, by means of the endless belt and groove, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a horizontally reciprocating supporting table with a vertically reciprocating pun cher, header,- and heading-seat, all arranged and operated in relation to the same fixed point, substantially as described.

4. The work-feeding device, constructed and arranged with an eyeleting machine, substantially as described.

5. The adjustable gauge, in combination with the reciprocating table for regulating the setting lines of.

eyelets, substantially as described. g

6. Punching the holes by the vertically reciprocating movement of the puncher, in connection with the punching-table, furnishing the eyelets and inserting and heading the same by the vertically reciprocating action ofthe header, and vertically.reciprocating action of the heading-seat, at the same -iixed point, auto matically, substantially as described.

'i'. The reciprocating punching-table and heading-seat, so combined, arranged, and operated as to alternately occupy the same place for punching the holes and heading the eyelets at the same fixed point, substantially as herein described.

NATHAN AMES, JAMES E. GOWEN,

Witnesses:

A. C. MARTIN, ENocu Prrnn. l 

